Bahrain Grand Prix 2020: Race team radio
184 radio messages were recorded during race at the Bahrain Grand Prix 2020, across 19 drivers. 181 of them have a transcript; the rest are audio only. Carlos SAINZ had the most, with 24.
These are transcripts of real team radio audio, produced by speech recognition and presented as an archive rather than as edited prose. Radio is clipped and noisy, so wording can be imperfect. Each message is attributed to the driver or their engineer, and the original audio is playable in the archive.
Who was on the radio
- Carlos SAINZ · McLaren · 24 messages
- Max VERSTAPPEN · Red Bull · 20 messages
- Lando NORRIS · McLaren · 17 messages
- Alexander ALBON · Red Bull · 15 messages
- Esteban OCON · Renault · 14 messages
- Pierre GASLY · AlphaTauri · 12 messages
- Lewis HAMILTON · Mercedes · 11 messages
- Kimi RAIKKONEN · Alfa Romeo · 11 messages
- Daniel RICCIARDO · Renault · 9 messages
- Sebastian VETTEL · Ferrari · 8 messages
- George RUSSELL · Williams · 7 messages
- Sergio PEREZ · Racing Point · 6 messages
- Valtteri BOTTAS · Mercedes · 6 messages
- Charles LECLERC · Ferrari · 5 messages
- Antonio GIOVINAZZI · Alfa Romeo · 4 messages
- Lance STROLL · Racing Point · 4 messages
- Daniil KVYAT · AlphaTauri · 4 messages
- Kevin MAGNUSSEN · Haas · 4 messages
- Nicholas LATIFI · Williams · 3 messages
Every message, in the order it happened
Engineer: Two, one, green light.
Engineer: Radio is good. Loud and clear. Start feedback. Clutch on target.
Engineer: And Carlos Wind measured looking very light, slight tailwind into Turn 8.
Esteban OCON: The mirrors are very shaky, just to make sure they don't fall off.
Engineer: Prompting adjustment, question?
Max VERSTAPPEN: No, leave it like this for the moment.
Engineer: Understood, so straight through the pillow.
Engineer: Do you need any adjustments?
Daniel RICCIARDO: Yep, radio is good, no adjustments, all OK. Copy that.
Max VERSTAPPEN: I don't know why, but I have this yellow and red light on the left side of my dash, and it doesn't want to go off.
Engineer: Standby. Is that clear now?
Max VERSTAPPEN: No, it's related to my brake balance map. Instead of just turning on the red light on the top right, it's now using a yellow and a red light.
Engineer: Understood, thank you.
Engineer: Ok, if possible, no movement to the clutch, we are a little bit on the high side So if possible, try to roll to the practice start box
Pierre GASLY: Yeah, I'll try Balance is quite stable, just understeer 11, between 13 as well
Engineer: Yeah, copy that, I'll do it
Engineer: No by-point.
Antonio GIOVINAZZI: Copy. Some vibration on the bridge.
Engineer: Copy.
Engineer: That's 16k tailwind into eight tailwind into eight
Engineer: And Lando, we will drive to the grid, we will drive to the grid this time, please confirm.
Lando NORRIS: Yeah, I confirm.
Engineer: Understood.
Engineer: Okay George, that's good. So we can call the car now, please call the car. And go to the grid.
George RUSSELL: Copy.
George RUSSELL: There was something a bit strange on the dash with GOAT in-lap that it seemed like the front right tyre temp was showing next to the gear selection rather than in the top right of the corner. Obviously no biggie but just something I've never seen before. No issues with the car, balance was good.
Engineer: Copy.
George RUSSELL: Whoa whoa whoa, front right, busy,
Engineer: could you please advise James and break balance for the formation lap?
Max VERSTAPPEN: I don't know why, but I have this yellow and red light on the left side of my dash, and it doesn't want to go off.
Engineer: Standby. Is that clear now?
Max VERSTAPPEN: No, it's related to my brake balance map. Instead of just turning on the red light on the top right, it's now using a yellow and a red light.
Engineer: Understood, thank you.
Engineer: I'm happy with the 4.4 turn, 11, 13, like you did on your last lap.
Sergio PEREZ: Yeah, I agree.
Engineer: Alex, can you check your drinks please, just while you're reconnected?
Engineer: So, you know what we've done with the front wing. Body switches are set. We're suggesting to use the pull toggle for the start of the race, but I haven't turned that on yet. So you're in V-BAL 3, you need an offset minus 1, but we suggest pull toggle for the race start. As I said, I haven't put that on. And then once we get into it, turn the pull toggle off when you wish, and then we'll end up getting a couple of clicks forwards on the offset. This start here from this position.
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Engineer: So, you know what we've done with the front wing.
Engineer: Let's give them a fight today Yep,
Daniel RICCIARDO: one of three guys Let's go Let's pressure these ****ers till the end
Engineer: Red flag, red flag! Follow
Pierre GASLY: the reference!
Lance STROLL: I went off a little bit into turn 2. Copy that. So check under the car.
Engineer: Copy that, we'll check under the car and check the tyres. OK Lance, so we have got floor damage, so we're doing what we can to repair that.
Lando NORRIS: I've got add contact, check everything.
Engineer: Understood.
Lando NORRIS: I've got sparks, something's happened. I've got rank damage maybe. Understood, we're on it. I don't know what I was going to do. It's cool mate, don't worry. Just idiots these guys.
Engineer: Red flag, red flag, red flag, red flag, red flag, slow down please. Red flag, red flag, drive directly to the pits, do not stop in the box, stay in the fast lane and park in the order you arrive. Leave a five metre gap to the car in front. Recharge on please, recharge on. Red flag, red flag, drive directly to the pits, do not stop in the box, stay in the fast lane and park in the order you arrive. leave a 5m gap to the car in front Yeah, it's a shunt exit turn 3 mate Grosjean shunted exit turn 3 no information on it yet it looked pretty big
Alexander ALBON: Has he got out?
Engineer: Unsure yet, not sure OK, so into the pit lane please into the pit lane OK Alex, so remember leave a gap to the car ahead please 5m gap to the car ahead Alex, if you can hear me Grosjean's out of the car looks a bit shaken up but he's OK
Charles LECLERC: This was a big one, this was a big one. Is he OK?
Engineer: I will come back to you.
Charles LECLERC: I've seen it in the mirrors. Who is it?
Engineer: It's Grosjean. Still no information, I will let you know.
Charles LECLERC: No, please.
Engineer: And we will go through the pit lane and we will stop in the pit lane and please try to keep a gap to the car in front.
Charles LECLERC: Still no information? Still
Engineer: no information.
Engineer: Alright, ready to check. Copy. So, restart time being announced 10 minutes from now.
Valtteri BOTTAS: So, effectively, where we leave from here, that's the formation lap, and then we just go to the grid.
Engineer: So, Valtteri, apparently you are P4 on the grid now, the point they decided to form the grid. I'll see how they're going to rearrange the car to achieve that. So, once you pull away behind the safety car, you take your position then. Then we went up half a turn, and the track temp dropped an odd degree.
George RUSSELL: I've got the VSC going crazy in my ear.
Engineer: Copy, radio check. Can you hear me? Yeah, fine, alright, let me sort that. Can
George RUSSELL: I turn my earplugs out? Just
Engineer: going mental. Yeah, copy.
Engineer: Okay, just got a bit of news for you that's just come through, so they've done the red flag count back to SC line 2 So that means that we're P5, Bottas is in front of us on the grid, okay? Yeah, that's just a new bit of information, so Bottas will come through in front of Picardo and you on the formation lap, alright?
Engineer: So they decided the position at the safety car line
Charles LECLERC: that
Engineer: for them was the most sensible point to decide the starting grid again And on the grid will be on the right and it will be right behind Sebastian On the left you'll have Stroll
Engineer: OK, so after that do the formation lap, so you will have to give places to Bottas behind you, he will overtake you. You will start P6 again, so same slot as before on the right hand side.
Lando NORRIS: And just to confirm, I overtake these two cars in front of me, before the line?
Engineer: That's correct. We're going to overtake Ocon, and we're going to overtake Gasly, and then we're going to hold position behind Ricciardo.
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Engineer: What is Norris doing?
Esteban OCON: Guys, can you hear me?
Engineer: Yes, go ahead. What position am I in? Because Norris just passed me. You are P8, Norris is P7, Daniel is P6. So as I said, on the grid you'll have Daniel right in front of you and Norris to your right ahead of you.
Carlos SAINZ: Yeah, just one question, are the positions okay?
Engineer: Yeah, Carlos, you should assume your start position during the formation lap.
Carlos SAINZ: There's people doing weird things.
Charles LECLERC: Honestly, I don't know who's braking like this, but it's very dangerous. Anyway, OK, go straight to the grid.
Engineer: So, the Stappan car behind.
Lance STROLL: OK, I'm hanging upside down. Are
Engineer: you OK? Are you OK?
Lance STROLL: Yeah, I'm OK.
Engineer: So we're as state alpha so you're okay you can get out if you can do switch it completely off Switch the car all the way off Was you hit lance was you hit from behind?
Sebastian VETTEL: Not again. I mean, you can't just do that as if I wasn't there. It's the same as Austria, seriously. This time I, you know, I should have crashed. Maybe it was the better option.
Engineer: Understood.
Engineer: So, we think we have a puncture from right, diff mid 12. Ok,
Valtteri BOTTAS: I had no contact.
Engineer: Sir, Marshall's working around turn 8, check it.
Sergio PEREZ: It's Lance, how's the car?
Engineer: Yes, check it, he's out, he's all OK.
Sebastian VETTEL: Not again. I mean, you can't just do that as if I wasn't there. It's the same as Austria, seriously. This time I, you know, I should have crashed. Maybe it was the better option.
Engineer: Understood.
Sebastian VETTEL: All morning we talk about giving room and then going to the tiniest gap that doesn't exist and you just pray that the other guy just sees you and moves out of the way.
Engineer: I
Kimi RAIKKONEN: have somebody looking over the big wall. I will come close to the big wall. Yeah,
Engineer: I have Mark to work on it.
Engineer: F***,
Carlos SAINZ: what a race!
Engineer: Thank God he's okay.
Carlos SAINZ: Repeat I was focused on the Stroll car. F***ing hell what a race. Thank god he's okay.
Engineer: Yeah he's okay, he's out the car. So the car immediately in front of you is Gasly. Gasly is on new hard. All cars in front of him are on used medium. So you have Lando P6, Ocon P7, Leclerc P8, Ricciardo P9, Gasly P10. Behind you is Kvyat. Kvyat is on used soft.
Max VERSTAPPEN: Vigis, quite an eventful race so far.
Engineer: So the crane is taking the car off, maybe one or two laps and we can start.
Engineer: Ok Pierre, we are revising what we will do. We are revising everything. Make sure we make these tyres last as long as you can. Please confirm. The two cars behind you are on option. They are not going to go very far. So if you lose a couple of positions, keep the head down, keep the head down.
Engineer: Got us, bought us behind, just pitted for hard.
Sebastian VETTEL: OK, next time you let me know if somebody boxes.
Engineer: But it looks like you picked some debris between three and four on that tire properly from the shunt
Engineer: Is he okay again? He's okay. Yes, he's out of the car
Engineer: Still
Lewis HAMILTON: have this split, should I work them harder?
Engineer: I think we're okay where they are, don't want to get them too hot, they're pretty warm at the moment. Definitely
Lewis HAMILTON: feel like a separation in braking.
Carlos SAINZ: yeah the one stop keeps getting easier just ready now
Kimi RAIKKONEN: Which Williams is behind me? Latifi.
Engineer: Latifi. He's getting very close, yeah. Yeah,
Kimi RAIKKONEN: he almost
Engineer: hit me twice already. Yeah, copy that.
Engineer: Okay, safety cars in this lap, safety cars in this lap.
Engineer: Mode push mode push and reset funk
Engineer: Mode 7, mode 7, we do it in turn 1. Ok, abort driver swap, abort driver swap, keep pushing.
Engineer: We need to look after these tyres, we're going for a different strategy.
Kimi RAIKKONEN: Do I have a puncher on the rear? What the f***
Engineer: is happening? Negative, negative. Everything okay.
Kimi RAIKKONEN: Something is on the right on the rear, that's
Engineer: for sure. OK copy, we keep having a look.
Kimi RAIKKONEN: I'm thinking it's on the right, on the rear, that's
Engineer: for sure. Ok, copy. Ok, we keep having a look.
Engineer: Okay Kevin, we need more lifting coast than that, we're very hot.
Max VERSTAPPEN: My car is jumping around like a kangaroo, I swear.
Engineer: How was the balance?
Daniel RICCIARDO: Even deck across both axles Ok,
Engineer: copy
Engineer: Okay, be more careful with rear slip out of turn 13 this time, please.
Engineer: Good job Carlos, good job. Now let's look after the tyres. This is not going to help the tyres.
Carlos SAINZ: Oh, tricky. Let's angle in there a bit.
Lewis HAMILTON: Deseret, drop in
Engineer: Copy Lewis, so currently target plus 4, target plus 4, about to start lap 14
Max VERSTAPPEN: I am familiar with the details.
Engineer: Understood, thanks.
Engineer: Strat 10, position 2, when you can, it's not urgent, Strat 10, position 2.
Engineer: Strat 10
Alexander ALBON: Tom, something in between them two.
Engineer: Understood, we are looking.
Alexander ALBON: Tom, something in between them two.
Alexander ALBON: Tom, something in between them two.
Engineer: Understood, we're looking.
Engineer: Lando, you sound fairly chilled. How are the tyres? How are the tyres?
Lando NORRIS: Yeah, R3 rear. Front's fine.
Engineer: Understood, Lando. From here, looking good. Little bit of lift and coast for tyres. Lyco for tyres.
Engineer: Ok Carlos, Ricciardo pitted, how's the tyre?
Carlos SAINZ: Yeah, no more than, two
Engineer: or
Carlos SAINZ: three laps.
Engineer: Copy.
Engineer: Okay, gap behind to Norris now six seconds. Any change in the tyres? Question?
Alexander ALBON: Fronts
Engineer: are
Alexander ALBON: going off.
Max VERSTAPPEN: I hit the DHR board, can you check my wing?
Engineer: Yep, we'll have a look. Right hand side, confirm?
Max VERSTAPPEN: Yep.
Engineer: I
Max VERSTAPPEN: think it's OK, man.
Engineer: Copy. I'll get back to you.
Max VERSTAPPEN: I'm really struggling with my group here.
Engineer: Understood, Max.
Carlos SAINZ: How is it possible that these guys are beating me for me?
Engineer: OK, can you box, box, box? You see? Box, box, box. You see what happens in 11, OK? Yeah, we see it. So box, we're changing the front wing. And we go to hard, I'm going minus 2.
Engineer: I box, Alex box, box this lap.
Carlos SAINZ: This is very good.
Engineer: Yeah, great pace, mate. Great pace.
Sebastian VETTEL: OK, to state that the grip is low would be failing quite a bit. I don't know, this car has nothing to do with the tyre that I drove the last two days.
Sebastian VETTEL: I don't know, this car has nothing to do with the tyre that I drove the last two days.
Max VERSTAPPEN: I guess we're going to try and continue.
Engineer: No, get your head down.
Sebastian VETTEL: I'm happy to change tyres, there's nothing with these tyres I can do
Engineer: Understood
Engineer: Carlos, we boxed this lap, use the tyre.
Carlos SAINZ: Copy, where do we come out?
Engineer: OK Jo, Esteban, we need to push, we need to push.
Lewis HAMILTON: What time is it? What tyre is he on?
Engineer: Stepping on the hard tyre
Max VERSTAPPEN: Yeah, we have nothing to lose here, so just go full centre.
Engineer: Copy.
Engineer: so if you can pass them let's do it just don't ruin the tires doing it
Kimi RAIKKONEN: Do we stick to the plan that we did before?
Engineer: Yes, affirm, affirm.
Engineer: So just feedback from that first in match. Just think about your trade between six and seven.
Max VERSTAPPEN: I didn't have the group to change that line there. I would be just drifting.
Engineer: Understood.
Max VERSTAPPEN: How much did I catch?
Carlos SAINZ: Let me know when it's time to put another lap of bringing the tires in, yeah? Yeah,
Engineer: that's good. So Ricciardo did a very hard out lap and both Renaults have already overtaken four cars.
Carlos SAINZ: Let me know when it's time to put another lap of bringing the tires in, yeah?
Engineer: Yeah, that's good.
Engineer: Ok Pierre, we can try to push a bit harder, we want to see how much space we can get, we need to try to push a bit harder now.
Carlos SAINZ: Scotty, subject over balance at this time
Engineer: Copy
Max VERSTAPPEN: I'm actually going to catch the Lewis and I'll stop.
Engineer: Lewis 33.3, Eura 33.7
Carlos SAINZ: I think it's time to go hunting.
Engineer: No problem.
Engineer: So check it out, Verstappen is one second faster, we're not really racing him, we're happy for you to push the tyres in a lower speed, but still a little bit of management in a high speed as you're doing.
Engineer: And get to the stop in 4.3
Engineer: Fronts,
Daniel RICCIARDO: fronts in traffic Understood
Engineer: OK Kimi, Antonio has DRS for you now.
Kimi RAIKKONEN: Yeah, I don't believe there's cloud damage, as you said, because it's the way everything disappears sometimes completely.
Engineer: Copy, copy, stand by, I'll come back to you.
Engineer: Okay Lando, Carlos is now the car behind you. We are basically on the same race as him to the end.
Carlos SAINZ: What is Lando's pace?
Engineer: Lando last lap 1.35.4
Engineer: Lewis is using a lot more of the track on the exit at turn 4, Max.
Engineer: OK Kimi, we can see some floor damage now, it's getting a bit worse and we would like to swap the cars at turn 1 please
Kimi RAIKKONEN: Yes, if I make it, it's close to me OK,
Engineer: copy that
Engineer: So you're much quicker than Russell and Kia, they keep pushing now, both on hard.
Daniel RICCIARDO: Why are we racing each other? I think we need to do something.
Engineer: Kimi, your overall damage is around 10 points at the moment, but degrading. Yeah, I don't know what... I
Kimi RAIKKONEN: don't know what happened on the... I just lost pitch and then it came back on this step. No, no, take it straight.
Engineer: It's almost like I lost power and then it suddenly came back. Ah, yeah, I see, I see. Okay, we investigate.
Engineer: Dunning, keep pushing, this is our race, keep pushing on this tyre.
Engineer: OK, what's Lando's pace? Just to control my pace. Lando 135.2 last lap. Gap is 4.1.
Carlos SAINZ: Is he hard or medium?
Engineer: Lando's also medium, his last lap 1.35.2, gap 3.9, just keep this pace is good Carlos, you don't need more than that.
Engineer: okay Lando currently thinking target plus three to target plus five gap to Leclerc 19.7 if we had a little bit of pace we'd use it
Max VERSTAPPEN: Copy. We just don't have the same base as them so don't focus on their base, just stay out of balance.
Engineer: Okay, gained half a second Russell last lap, that's good.
Engineer: Calyx, how are your tyre splints? Tyre update? The
Alexander ALBON: low speed is just gone But it's fine Honestly, I can't go much faster than this
Engineer: OK, understood
Engineer: Okay, your pace is mega get back on it and you will be able to race these guys
Engineer: Tire update please Esteban.
Esteban OCON: Well, not fantastic, because of the balance on the rear, but still OK.
Engineer: Copy, still gaining on Russell, so we're doing good against that.
Engineer: These
Lewis HAMILTON: tyres aren't great.
Engineer: Copy that, so Vastappen in the pits now, so let's push hard, just use them up.
Engineer: Close on exit close on exit
Engineer: Ok Carlos, Lando is going to try and pick up the pace. Let's see what he's got. I think you can start using the tyre now.
Engineer: So Lando I just want great pace for a few laps that's what we need.
Engineer: It's a straight race now, Esteban. Daniel is just stopping again.
Nicholas LATIFI: Cause I'm stuck behind Reikon in here
Engineer: That's mode 4 please, mode 4
Nicholas LATIFI: Copy
Engineer: OK Lando, this is the Germany situation, Germany situation, and safety car windows are open.
Lando NORRIS: Copy that.
Engineer: Okay, so we are free fuel so we do not need lift off for fuel But if you think it helps and manage surface temps through corner, I'm happy for you to do a little bit
Charles LECLERC: What are we doing now? Plan B, Plan A?
Engineer: Plan A, Plan A.
Engineer: Box, box, box. Do the opposite to Gasly. Break balance for the line.
Engineer: Okay Lando so Gasly is the car in front. He is still on old hard tyres. You can bring this tyre in.
Carlos SAINZ: Got to spill it.
Engineer: Launch map, launch map, launch map.
Carlos SAINZ: Ah
Engineer: So Carlos has put it now.
Lando NORRIS: Carlos Gasly
Engineer: is four seconds in front. We're chasing him down now.
Engineer: MAXIMUM PUSH NOW ANTONIO, MAXIMUM PUSH
Engineer: Ok buddy, now you just need to bring this tyre in. Bring the tyre in.
Carlos SAINZ: Yeah, but Lando has disappeared.
Engineer: Carlos, don't worry about Lando now. You've got Gasly just ahead of Lando. Gasly is on 16 lap hold hard.
Engineer: And only losses to Verstappen other than management are initial breaking, turn 8 and 9.
Engineer: So still matching Albon's pace one tenth slower you were that up
George RUSSELL: Why is the pack empty? We're not recharging, it just keeps on depleting
Carlos SAINZ: Pace in front, Dom.
Engineer: Pace in front. Come on, Pace. Yeah, let's fight for it. A
Carlos SAINZ: lot of pulling on the braking.
Engineer: Ok Pierre, Sainz is 8 behind. He should catch us in around 6-7 laps, but he's got some brake issues at the moment. I'll keep you posted. Update on tyres please, update on tyres when you can.
Pierre GASLY: I'll start on some rear brake.
Engineer: Tire report, please, Esteban.
Esteban OCON: So fine.
Engineer: and Lando Albon is the car in front he's looking like he's struggling gap is currently about a 16 and a half 16 and a half
Engineer: So this we think we're fine to the end.
Lewis HAMILTON: Let's see if the car comes out with it.
Engineer: Gasly 2.8, let's go and get him.
Carlos SAINZ: Yeah, Gasly will be easy.
Engineer: 9 to Bottas, still 4 seconds behind, doing 33.6
Daniel RICCIARDO: OK, understood, this is my pace, I'll keep up, status 10
Engineer: Good Lapierre, keep us posted on tyres, Sainz 1.5 behind, keep us posted every lap
Pierre GASLY: A bit more real deck now
Sergio PEREZ: Are you falling asleep? Wake up, wake up.
Engineer: Yes, check your head.
Engineer: And the kids are all good, Checo, the kids are all good. We're okay to gradually start pushing, but we're happy with where we are at the moment.
Alexander ALBON: Yeah, I'm trying.
Engineer: Yeah, understood.
Engineer: engine 7 position 2 please engine 7 position 2 so gap ahead to Perez 5
Engineer: Yeah, I'm not first, so if I'm behind another car, I'm just sliding a lot. OK, keep me posted in 3 air, please. Ricciardo, 2.5 behind, Ocon, 16.
Pierre GASLY: I'm losing the traction.
Engineer: We have 5 more laps, can you make it? 5 more laps.
Pierre GASLY: Yeah I can make it but I don't know how fast.
Engineer: And Lando Perez possibly with a problem. Let's keep going.
Lando NORRIS: Pace one, my reason to call.
Pierre GASLY: Give me all the power!
Engineer: Captain Prez in front, 1.3, if you can get JOS, let's go. He's broken.
Nicholas LATIFI: JOS is broken.
Lando NORRIS: There's a guy running across the track understood
Engineer: safety car deployed safety car deployed. We're staying out. We're staying out
Engineer: OK Lewis, so we're going to stay out, stay out, we think this is going to take a long time to clear Are you sure? There'll be two to go when you cross the line So they still have to let lapped gas through And there's no overtaking on the last lap
Lewis HAMILTON: We've got the gap, we should probably take it now
Engineer: No, the gap is now marginal, the gap is marginal So, not going to take the risk
Pierre GASLY: So you know the tires are dead, huh? Copy
Engineer: that. We don't really have any other option now.
Engineer: Okay Alex, there are some lap cars and after this lap there's only two laps to go so we don't think that the race is going to restart but let's just stay alert, stay aware. Just stay positive on your delta please.
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Lando NORRIS: There's a guy running across the track. It's the bravest guy I've ever seen brave
Engineer: or stupid
Engineer: OK, we've not been given notice that the safety car has come in, we would have had that by now so the final lap will be under the safety car.
Daniel RICCIARDO: Yeah, there's definitely something. Yeah, we've seen it. Yeah, it was probably with about 20, 20 odd lots to go.
Engineer: A possible rear right puncture.
Engineer: Good work on PU temps.
Lewis HAMILTON: That was a tough race guys, great job, just
Engineer: wasn't as easy as you'd think. No mate, we're with you, we could see it was a tricky one to keep on top of but yeah, beautiful job looking after those rubber.
Engineer: Well done Max, you did what you could mate. Yeah, it is what it is. It is what it is. Well done mate, you dragged every bit of performance out of that, they were just that bit quicker than us today, but very very good drive. Yeah, it was a good podium again, after
Max VERSTAPPEN: two races where I didn't go to plan, so also congrats to Alex on beat 3.
Engineer: Well, good job Valtteri. Two punctures and a bad start. I'll take P8. Need a special cabinet for your debris collection.
Engineer: And that's P4. P4. Well done. Scenario 1. Nice.
Lando NORRIS: Fourth and fifth, right?
Engineer: Not a bad day. Yeah, man. Fourth and fifth. Great points all for the team. Yeah, good job, everyone. Good day again. Nice Sunday. Especially after yesterday. I think you did an awesome job, guys. So thank you. Yeah, mate. Well done. Whole team did an awesome job. Well done. Well done, Lando. Well done. Very good drive. Solid race. And solid weekend. Let's keep it up. Two more to go. Great result for the team. Well done. Cheers, J-Lo. You're welcome.
George RUSSELL: Good morning guys, yep, I think that was a really good race, really good recovery
Engineer: following
George RUSSELL: that first start, so a good weekend all round and glad to see you Roman is okay, that was nasty.
Engineer: All right, good management of the tires, Kevin. We just don't have enough pace, but you did well. Looks like Hamilton won from Verstappen, Albon, Norris, Sainz, Gasly, Ricciardo, Bottas, Ocon, and Leclerc was 10th.
Sebastian VETTEL: And thanks for the effort, wasn't easy, and you try your best, thanks for that. Yeah, well obviously the first lap cost us quite a lot, after that the first in the car was really, really poor to drive. Once we changed tyres it was okay, it was like as if the tyres never started to work, chattering in the front, no grip on the rear, yeah. Copy. So.
Engineer: The race is over now, race is over, check the flag.
Engineer: And speed 10, speed 10
Charles LECLERC: Yep Well, that's it then
Engineer: Your
Kimi RAIKKONEN: position already?
Engineer: We are P15 So we still have no info, I guess the safety car will come in Yeah but it's the last lap so what do you expect? Nothing Just cross the line Ok that's it, so Hamilton 1 followed by Verstappen and Albon P15
Engineer: Okay nice job P3.
Alexander ALBON: Yeah thank you guys.
Engineer: I
Alexander ALBON: think that was maybe our best start of the year so far so hopefully we can do more of them. Yeah nice one.
Engineer: Well done Alex that was a mega job great good drive so good to have you both up there on the podium first time we had a podium here since 2013 I think.
Alexander ALBON: Yeah thanks Christian.
Engineer: Enjoy the rose water up there it's a bit sticky.
Alexander ALBON: I'll save you some.
Engineer: Good job, Carlos. P5, mate. P5, that is a great recovery from P15. Happy with that?
Carlos SAINZ: Yeah, cheers, guys. I guess it's
Engineer: a
Carlos SAINZ: big day for the team.
Engineer: Yeah, it's a big score. No points for Racing Point. The Renaults were 7th and 9th, so that's a good day for us in the championship.
Carlos SAINZ: Yeah, good job, everyone.
Engineer: Okay, check and flag, check and flag, go in, go in, end of the race, your P14, P14, Hamilton Mourne, head of Verstappen in Alban, Russell P12, Vettel P13, and the new Recon End, Giovinazzi, Magnussen, that was a solid one, mate, with some good overtaking, some good fights, a lot to learn, solid one.
Nicholas LATIFI: Yep, good job guys, solid race,
Engineer: mistakes
Nicholas LATIFI: from my side at the beginning with the overtaking, but I'll learn from it.
Engineer: That was good, that was good, that was a good race, strong one, I still think, we take the mistake and we learn from it, like you said, good job, mate. Remember, try to pick up some rubber, just bring the car back, when you jump out of the car, go to wait yourself, we'll be in the back from it.
Engineer: Shame we couldn't get a go at Gasly there at the end, P7, Esteban P9.
Daniel RICCIARDO: Yeah I think obviously we would have had a good crack at Gasly, but didn't have enough for the McLaren, but thanks, thanks anyways guys.
Engineer: Keep fighting mate, keep fighting, gain some points on the racing point. Yeah
Daniel RICCIARDO: we'll keep chipping away, is Stroll, is he okay?
Engineer: Yeah he was fine.
Daniel RICCIARDO: Okay cheers.
Engineer: OK, there we go, OK, well, P9, Daniel P7, yeah, that was a really tough one.
Esteban OCON: Yeah, not easy, plenty to review,
Engineer: not
Esteban OCON: over, not over, no
Engineer: more to go. Absolutely mate, absolutely, learn what we can from this one and move on. I think the main thing is Roman is not badly hurt, that's the thing we have to take away.
Esteban OCON: Exactly, that's
Engineer: the
Esteban OCON: most important.
Engineer: I'm P13, P13, and thanks for the effort, it wasn't easy, and you try your best, thanks for that. Yeah,
Sebastian VETTEL: well, obviously the first lap cost us quite a lot, after that, the first in, the car was really, really poor to drive, once we changed tyres, it was okay, it was like as if the tyres never started to work, chattering in the front, no grip on the rear, yeah.
Engineer: Copy.
Sebastian VETTEL: So.
Daniil KVYAT: P11 is the worst *** position ever. *** sucks.
Engineer: OK, checkered flag, checkered flag, P12. It's a good battle. Morning, guys. Yeah,
George RUSSELL: I think that was a really good race, really good recovery following that first start. So a good weekend all round. I'm glad to see Roman is OK. That was nasty.
Engineer: Yeah, cover that, good job. Run
George RUSSELL: in order.
Engineer: Was Hamilton from Verstappen. Verstappen had the fastest lap. And that Albon in P3. Norris 4, Sainz 5, Gasly 6, then Ricciardo, Bottas in 8, Ocon and Leclerc.
George RUSSELL: Nicely done, Albono.
Engineer: How
George RUSSELL: was our pace? It felt all right. I mean, it was very managed. There was definitely chances I could have gone quicker over distinct lengths. But I think for the battles we were having, I think it was really well managed.
Engineer: Yeah, cover that, good job.
George RUSSELL: Sorry, what was the run in order? 10, 11? We were 12th, right?
Engineer: Affirm. Leclerc 10, Kylian 11, and then yourself 12. Vettel 13, Niclas 14. Yeah, sorry, had them reasonably covered at the end, or majority of the last run.
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